Fairplain, West Virginia

Fairplain, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Fairplain, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°45′09″N 81°41′09″W / 38.75250°N 81.68583°W / 38.75250; -81.68583Coordinates: 38°45′09″N 81°41′09″W / 38.75250°N 81.68583°W / 38.75250; -81.68583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation 755 ft (230 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554431[1]

Fairplain is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Fairplain is located along Interstate 77 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Ripley.

The community was so named on account of the "fair plains" near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplain, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 237.


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